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Professors: Kaplan, Keuter, Murphey
Associate Professors: Jackson, Matt, Mooney
Assistant Professors: Fitzgerald, Lindholm Lane, Parrish, Rolnick, Tsukayama, Vissicaro
Associate Research Professional: Mitchell
Lecturer: Tongret
The Department of Dance is committed to providing a stimulating and diverse environment where students develop as scholars, educators, and artists through participation in innovative programs, residencies, performances, and partnerships. All students registering in a degree program enroll through the Herberger College of Fine Arts. Admission policies and procedures and the specific requirements of each Bachelor of Fine Arts degree concentration are available from the Department of Dance Advisement Office.
Audition/Admission. Students applying to the university as freshman or transfer students who are interested in becoming dance majors are designated into a preprofessional status. Individuals intending to enroll in the undergraduate dance degree program and participate in dance major classes are required to pass an entrance audition before being admitted to the department’s dance major classes. These auditions take place in the fall and spring of each academic year. Auditions, conducted by the Dance faculty, determine technical proficiency, placement, and scholarship awards. Criteria for placement in dance technique classes as well as the audition form and specific audition requirements are published in the department’s student handbook. The handbook is available through the Dance Advisement Office and on the department’s Web site. Students who do not successfully complete the audition are allowed to remain in preprofessional status for two semesters. At the end of that term they are allowed to re-audition.
Upon successful completion of the audition, students gain access to Dance major classes. By the second semester of their sophomore year all dance preprofessional students who have passed the audition must petition for admission into one of the four concentrations: choreography, dance education, dance studies, and performance. Depending upon the concentration selected, the petition process may include a technique audition, and the submission of video tapes of choreographed works, an artistic portfolio, a writing sample, a written statement of intent and/or research interests. All students are interviewed and must have a 3.00 GPA before being accepted into an area of concentration.
Specific criteria and policies related to petition procedures for each of the concentrations are available through the Dance Advisement Office and on the Web site. Admission is highly selective. Students who fail to meet the criteria for the concentrations are not dismissed from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program and may re-petition once during the following semester. If a student still fails to meet the criteria of one of the four concentrations, he or she will not be dismissed from the university altogether; the student may transfer to another program. Students should work closely with the department advisor during the decision making process.
Scholarship Auditions. Highly competitive scholarship auditions are conducted for incoming and transfer students during the Spring Admission Audition. For additional information contact the Dance Advisement Office.
Transfer Students, Dance Minors, and Bachelor of Integrated Studies Students. Transfer, Minor, and B.I.S. students must successfully complete the admittance audition before enrolling in dance major courses. Additionally, transfer students who have completed music theory for dance, dance production or choreography courses at other institutions must also take placement examinations in these areas. These examinations are offered during the August and January orientation periods.
The faculty in the Department of Dance offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) degree at the undergraduate level with four areas of concentration: choreography, dance education, dance studies, and performance. All new students are admitted into the preprofessional program and petition for admission into one of the concentrations during the sophomore year of study. Transfers, who have successfully completed the admission audition, may petition into one of the four concentrations after one semester in residence. Further details may be obtained from the Department of Dance.
Graduation Requirements. In addition to fulfilling the major requirements, students must meet all university graduation requirements and college degree requirements. At least 45 semester hours must be upper-division courses. See “University Graduation Requirements,” and Herberger College of Fine Arts, “College Degree Requirements.”
Preprofessional Dance Major Program. First-semester preprofessional students who passed the audition should take the following courses:
| DAN 134 | Technique and Theory of Modern Dance (3) |
| DAN 135 | Technique and Theory of Ballet (2) |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition (3) |
| Dance elective (2) | |
| General Studies courses (6) | |
| Total: 16 | |
The Dance major consists of a minimum of 59 semester hours in the dance core. All courses in the major must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher. The following areas make up the core curriculum.
Technique. Twenty-six semester hours in ballet and modern technique are required.
Performance. Two upper-division courses are required.
Theory. The following dance theory courses are required:
| DAH 100 | Dance in World Cultures HU, G (3)
or DAH 191 First-Year Seminar (3) |
| DAN 221 | Rhythmic Theory for Dance I (2) |
| DAN 222 | Rhythmic Theory for Dance II (2) |
| DAN 340 | Dance Kinesiology (4) |
| Total: 11 |
Choreography and Improvisation. The following courses are required:
| DAN 264 | Improvisational Structures (3) |
| DAN 265 | Approaches to Choreography (3) |
| Total: 6 |
History. Choose two from the following three courses:
| DAH 301 | Philosophy and Criticism of Dance L/HU (3) |
| DAH 302 | Cross-Cultural Dance Studies L/HU, G (3) |
| DAH 401 | Dance History HU (3) |
Production. For the concentration in dance studies, choose one of the following two courses:
| DAN 210 | Dance Production I* (3) |
| DAN 211 | Dance Production II* (3) |
| * | Both courses are required for performance, choreography, and dance education concentrations. Dance studies students should select one of the two courses. |
Dance Concentration Curriculum. Each concentration in the dance curriculum—choreography, dance education, dance studies, and performance—is composed of specific criteria as defined by the concentration. Refer to the following for details.
Core Curriculum. See “Core Curriculum.”
Concentration Requirements. The following courses are required for the choreography concentration:
| DAN 321 | Music Literature for Dance (3) |
| DAN 364 | Choreography and Accompaniment (3) |
| DAN 365 | Advanced Choreography (3) |
| DAN 480 | Senior Performance in Dance (4) |
| Total: 13 |
Core Curriculum. See “Core Curriculum.”
Concentration Requirements. The following courses are required for the dance education concentration:
| DAN 350 | Methods of Teaching Children’s Dance (3) |
| DAN 352 | Dance Education Theory (3) |
| DAN 356 | Methods of Teaching Contemporary Dance Technique and Composition in Secondary Education (4) |
| DAN 364 | Choreography and Accompaniment (3) |
| DAN 394 | ST: Integrated Approaches in Dance Education (3) |
| DAN 484 | Dance internship (2) |
| DAN 494 | ST: Senior Dance Education Project (4) |
| Total: 22 |
A student pursuing the dance education concentration may also choose to become certified to teach dance (K–12) in Arizona public schools. Students should apply to the College of Education in the middle of the sophomore year. To be considered for admission to the teacher certification program students must complete an admission portfolio specified by the College of Education. Students should be advised that at least 20 additional semester hours are required to complete certification requirements. For more information, consult the dance education advisor and College of Education Office of Student Services, or phone 480/965-5555.
For specific information related to the Initial Teacher Certification (ITC) application deadlines and eligibility for admission, see College of Education, “Initial Teacher Certification Professional Program Admission.”
Additional requirements are listed on the check sheet available from the Department of Dance.
Core Curriculum. See “Core Curriculum.”
Concentration Requirements. The following courses are required for the dance studies concentration:
| DAH 495 | Theory and Methods of Dance Research (3) |
| DAH 496 | Senior Dance Studies (4) |
| Total: 7 |
Eighteen additional semester hours in related fields must be approved by the B.F.A. Dance Studies Committee. The content of related fields should support the research project. Students also have a flexible two to four semester hour option to fulfill dance science requirements for the Dance major core curriculum by taking courses such as Kinesiology, Feldenkrais, Bodywork for Dancers, and Pilates.
Additional requirements are listed on the check sheet available from the Department of Dance.
Core Curriculum. See “Core Curriculum.”
Concentration Requirements. The following courses are required for the performance concentration:
| DAN 321 | Music Literature for Dance (3) |
| DAN 380 | Performance Studies Practicum (3) |
| DAN 480 | Senior Performance in Dance (4) |
| THP 101 | Introduction to the Art of Acting (3) |
| Total: 13 |
Performance. Choose from the following three courses (six semester hours are required):
| DAN 371 | Dance Theatre Performance/Production (1–3) |
| DAN 471 | Dance Arizona Repertory Theatre (3–4) |
| DAN 472 | Concert Dance (2) |
Additional requirements are listed on the check sheet available from the Department of Dance.
All students interested in a Dance minor must successfully complete the Admission Audition. The department offers a minor in Dance consisting of 18 semester hours of course work, including 12 upper-division hours. A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses. Additional Dance minor requirements include the following:
| Performance or choreography (3) | |
| Technique (6) | |
| Theory (6) | |
| Elective (3) |
Interested students should contact the Department of Dance for specific requirements and audition/admission procedures.
A concentration in dance is available under the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) degree, a program intended for the student who has academic interests that might not be satisfied with existing majors. Building on two academic concentrations (or one double concentration) and an interdisciplinary core, students in the B.I.S. program take active roles in creating their educational plans and defining their career goals. For more information, see Division of Undergraduate Academic Services, “Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies.”
The M.F.A. degree in Dance is a 60-semester-hour program designed to provide opportunities for the student to continue to develop in areas of dance technique, choreography, performance, and production; to gain further understanding of the philosophy, history, theory, education, and science and somatics of dance; and to begin to chart the direction of the future through technology, media opportunities, outreach, and community partnerships.
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